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1928 Royal P Serial # P83248 1928 Royal P typewriter, Serial # P83248 Brian Decker's 1928 Royal P typewriter. 2026-07-12 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1928 Royal P Serial # P83248 2026-JUL-12, Gallery Creation. Just a garden-variety earlyish Royal "P" portable sighting on eBay. Listed today by seller "hut31264" based in Brownwood, TX. Asking $130 OBO. The typeface is pica. The eBay listing photos were nice, and a typing sample or two were provided, as well as an image of the serial number, so I thought I'd add a quick gallery.

1928 Royal P #P83248

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 07-12-2026 at 08:05PM
Last Edit: 07-12-2026 at 08:11PM

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Description:

2026-JUL-12, Gallery Creation. Just a garden-variety earlyish Royal "P" portable sighting on eBay. Listed today by seller "hut31264" based in Brownwood, TX. Asking $130 OBO. The typeface is pica. The eBay listing photos were nice, and a typing sample or two were provided, as well as an image of the serial number, so I thought I'd add a quick gallery.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Front, low-angle view.
Front, low-angle view.

Aft, low-angle-view.
Aft, low-angle-view.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Right.
Right.

Left.
Left.

Underside.
Underside.

Royal name decal.
Royal name decal.

Paper table.
Paper table.

Ribbon selector detail.
Ribbon selector detail.

Type basket and keyboard, view from behind.
Type basket and keyboard, view from behind.

Type slug detail.
Type slug detail.

Alternate typing sample.
Alternate typing sample.

Case top.
Case top.

Case underside.
Case underside.

Open case.
Open case.

Case front, close-up view.
Case front, close-up view.

Case left.
Case left.

eBay main listing page.
eBay main listing page.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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